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[darxus]

16:43 <+Darxus> there was a profound point in my life where I realized "I can buy a whole *bag* of york peperment patties and eat them and nobody can stop me." I'm feeling like I'm reacting similarly to herps right now :/
16:43 <@Josh> you are
16:43 <@Josh> it's the way of our people

There is a pervasive opinion that they are like pringles.

14:58 <+Darxus> chondrogal: how many snakes do you have?
14:58 <+chondrogal> 80 something

10:47 <+Ameivaboy> I think you'll be alright, you're doing things right by massively researching first
10:47 <+Ameivaboy> hell... it's nice to see

http://www.riobravoreptiles.com/images/suri_new.jpg

Comments

[prospectjazz.livejournal.com]

Satin ended up with a fairly reputable area breeder; I spent months trying to place her. The guys loved her and couldn't believe how friendly she was. Case in point, while I was there, some other assholes brought in a snake they were dumping that was sick, mean and full of mites. A beautiful albino berm too. Very sad that the snakes was in the condition it was. The breeders took their snake but refused to sell them another.

IIRC, it is illegal to own GTP in Mass without a specific permit. I don't think they are on the endangered species list, but they are threatened, maybe? I forget what the politics are. I do remember being annoyed when I was doing some research that it is really hard to find a breeder around here and you have to jump through a lot of hoops to get one, unless of course you want to go through less than proper channels.

But who knows, I've not looked at it all that recently and it may well be different (or I have it completely wrong or something).

If you get a GTP, I'm going to be green with envy for sure, and you'll have to let me come play with it before it matures and starts sporting attitude. AIUI, they are difficult to handle when they mature because they simply don't want to be handled. I can't blame them, I don't like to be handled without permission either. ;-)

[darxus.livejournal.com]

Yeah, the two big reasons I'm planning to start with a boa instead of a chondro is boas are way better for handling and get bigger.